Microbiological variation in Self-Heated and Non-Self-Heated sphagnum peat and its effect on growth of plants

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 779, Issue , 2008, Pages 75-78

  Tahvonen, R ^a   Kemppainen, R ^b  

^a Horticulture   (Finland)

^b Plant Protection   (Finland)

Author keywords

Chinese cabbage; Cucumber; Growing media; Lettuce; Microbes; Temperature

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRASSICA RAPA SUBSP. PEKINENSIS; CUCUMIS SATIVUS; FUNGI; LACTUCA; RAPHANUS SATIVUS; SPHAGNUM;

EID: 61449244708     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2008.779.6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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3. Tahvonen, R. 1982a. The suppressiveness of Finnish light coloured Sphagnum peat. J. Scient. Agric. Soc. Finl. 54:345-356.
4. Tahvonen, R. 1982b. Preliminary experiments into the use of Streptomyces spp. isolated from peat in the biological control of soil and seed-borne diseases in peat culture. J. Scient. Agric. Soc. Finl. 54:357-369.